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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 12133 - Enforcement

## Text

The remedies, procedures, and rights set forth in section 794a of title 29 shall be the remedies, procedures, and rights this subchapter provides to any person alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of section 12132 of this title.

(Pub. L. 101–336, title II, § 203, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 337.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective 18 months after July 26, 1990, see section 205(a) of Pub. L. 101–336, set out as a note under section 12131 of this title.